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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi and Ronaldo in international club competitions by age

Transfermarkt‘s criteria is more lenient in their concept of assists. They include deflected passes, rebounded shots, penalties earned, and passes or shots leading to an own goal.

In this section, we use that criterion, although the figures on Transfermarkt may differ, as they are quite inconsistent in gathering assists.

Cumulative distribution

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1821+1
1923-1
20440
2197+2
2210100
231413+1
242316+7
252618+8
262622+4
273324+9
283526+9
293733+4
304038+2
3143430
3246460
334950-1
345051-1
355452+2
365853+5
375855+3
385857+1
3958580

Distribution by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
1821+1
192-2
2021+1
2153+2
2213-2
2343+1
2493+6
2532+1
264-4
2772+5
28220
2927-5
3035-2
3135-2
32330
3334-1
34110
3541+3
3641+3
372-2
382-2
391-1